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Red Hat 2012:1450-02 High-Severity RPM Module Vulnerability Risk Alert

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Calendar Grey October 3, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical RPM safety patch for Red Hat addressing major package handling weaknesses and concerns
Updated rpm packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extended Life Cycle Support, 5.3 L...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages.
Multiple flaws were found in the way the RPM library parsed package headers. An attacker could create a specially-crafted RPM package that, when queried or installed, would cause rpm to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3378)
Note: Although an RPM package can, by design, execute arbitrary code when installed, this issue would allow a specially-crafted RPM package to execute arbitrary code before its digital signature has been verified. Package downloads from the Red Hat Network remain secure due to certificate checks performed on the secure connection.
All RPM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. All running applications linked against the RPM library must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat arbitrary code execution important package management crash issue rpm

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3378 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 ELS):
Source: rpm-4.2.3-35_nonptl.src.rpm
i386: popt-1.8.2-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-build-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-debuginfo-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-devel-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-libs-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-python-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3 ELS):
Source: rpm-4.2.3-35_nonptl.src.rpm
i386: popt-1.8.2-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-build-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-debuginfo-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-devel-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-libs-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm rpm-python-4.2.3-35_nonptl.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: popt-1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-build-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-debuginfo-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-devel-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-libs-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-python-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: popt-1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm popt-1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4.ia64.rpm rpm-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.ia64.rpm rpm-build-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.ia64.rpm rpm-debuginfo-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm rpm-debuginfo-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.ia64.rpm rpm-devel-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.ia64.rpm rpm-libs-4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1349-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1349.html
Issue date: 2011-10-03

Topic

Updated rpm packages that fix multiple security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Extended Life Cycle Support, 5.3 Long Life, 5.6 Extended Update Support,and 6.0 Extended Update Support.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat arbitrary code execution important package management crash issue rpm

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.3.LL server) - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 ELS) - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3 ELS) - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6.0.z) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6.0.z) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

741606 - CVE-2011-3378 rpm: crashes and overflows on malformed header

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